Millions Of Cars, Lots Of Accidents

February 26, 2014|Letter to the editor

In a recent letter, I suggested that we reduce the number of guns in society inasmuch as there is a direct and strong correlation between gun ownership and gun violence in society. My letter was met with a barrage of responses vehemently stating that the studies supporting my premise were all wrong or contorted.

So let me try this angle: Every day on our roads and highways, people are killed or injured in traffic accidents to the tune of more than 30,000 fatalities annually. Do you think there is a correlation between those myriad accidents and the fact that on any given day there are millions of cars on our roads? But there's no connection between the millions of guns and the daily gun violence? Please, please stop playing the 2nd amendment card and use some common sense for once!